#284a86

Color #284a86

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.83 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#284a86

RGB

rgb(40, 74, 134)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 54%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 70.1%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.1%, 44.8%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(31.96, 8.91, -37.29)

LCH

lch(31.96, 38.34, 283.44)

OKLCH

oklch(41.6%, 0.1079, 260.88)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 15.7%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#866428

Analogous

#287986

#284a86

#352886

Triadic

#284a86

#86284a

#4a8628

Split-complementary

#284a86

#863528

#798628

Tetradic

#284a86

#642886

#866428

#4a8628

Square

#284a86

#862879

#866428

#288635

Shades

Color #284a86 mixed toward black.

#213e70

#1b3159

#142543

#0d192d

#070c16

Tints

Color #284a86 mixed toward white.

#3562b1

#527ecb

#7e9ed8

#a9bfe5

#d4dff2

Tones

Color #284a86 mixed toward gray.

#304c7e

#384e76

#3f506e

#475367

#4f555f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.41:1

White text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a7b · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#383578 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#2a716f · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #284a86;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#284a86]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#284a86 (#284a86) is rgb(40, 74, 134) in RGB.

No, #284a86 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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